Well screen



7, 1937. E. D. EVERY 2,101,537

WELL SCREEN Filed March 16, 1957 INVENTOR. zlmrfi fj BY mfm A TTORNEYS.

ratcheting. 7, 1931 2,101,531: 1 EL S B H mm. Every; Rochelle man. J; I hpplicationltiarch 1e, mswseii No. 31,194

. s e fs o aims. (01. 166-5) This invention relatesto well screens and com 'prehends an improved: structure by virtue of which -the tendencyzof thescreen to-become clogged or obstructedis-reduced to a minimum;

, The invention further resides in the provision of an' improved fabricated well screen inwhich both, the inner and outer surfaces thereof are;

I devoid of projecting, portions I and in which the passagestherethroughareso defined asto offer a;minimum resistanceto the operations of ern-,

placing the screen in the well, removing the same therefrom, and the bailing out of thescreen.-

v 1 there has been disclosedfby way of examplaia I preferred embodiment of the invention, while the appended claims cover variations and modifies,

, I tions thereof. he 259 In the drawing: l

screen constructed in accordancewith the present I j inventio'n, a partthereof being broken away and shown in 'sectionto disclose the underlying struc- 30 I Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with a section I t hereof broken away.

1,; Fig.3 is

band."

, Fig. 4 is a s 2 section of the band with the screen bars-removed. ,Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of a 1 section of one of the screen bars illustrating the notched portions.

1 I tional view of the screen taken approximatelyon a plane indicated byfthe line 'Ii-Gin Fig. 1.

s Referring tothe drawing by characters of reference, thewellscreen constituting the present invention, fabricated or built up ofelongated flmembers/or bars, designated generally by the ref- ,erence character-A, upper and lower end mem- 'I'he invention further comprehends an im 2 specificatiou'and accompanying drawing in which I Fig. 1 is a sideview on a reduced scale of a well Order 170 p e inner an Outer S and 2| of the bands D/flush with the nner and outer surfaces I5 and I6 of the bars,the bars are a fragmentary perspective view illu'shating the joint between the screen bars and the fragmentary perspective view of a ,Fig. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged horizontalsections may assembled to produce a well screen of the desired length.

Thebars A areof substantially keystone shape her B to the lower end member C and circumferentially" spaced with reference to said members; Tlu-iopposite upper and lower ends of the bars are formed with notches I3 at their inner upper and lowerlcorners and the innermost ends ofv the members Band C are notched as at I4 to accommodatethe notched ends of the bars A, whereby in cross sectionhaving inwardly converging op posite side faces I12 and the same are disposed vertically to extend from the upperend mem the inner and outersurfaces I5 and IG of the bars,

.are [disposed flush with the inner and outerperipheries I1 and I8iof the; members 13 and The outer faces of the bars and outer peripheries of the'members Band C, at their meeting edges, I

are preferablychamfered to facilitate the joining w of the sametogether by a. welding I9.

In view of the fact that the distancebetween,

the members B and C15 relatively great and'the barsA are of a substantial length, it is necessary to reinforce the barsbetween their ends by means of one or more annular members or hands D. In

faces provided with transverse or horizontal notches 22 opening through the inner face I5 to receive and fit the band, andthe band is provided with radially disposed vertical notches 23 in the outer face or periphery II to receive and fit the bars A.

Obviously, however, within the scope of the in- I vention this arrangement may be reversed so throughthe outer surfaces thereof and the bands have the notches opening-through the inner, faces thereof, Preferably, the notches 22, of the bars are provided with inwardly converging upper and lower walls 24 which require the forcing or spring:

that the bars may have the; notches opening ing of the notched portions 22 of the bars over the band D. The opposite outer corners of each bar are formed with a chamfered or beveled portion 25 and thewebs 26 formed by the notches 1 23 are upset or peaned over the notched p ortions 25 as shown at 21 for the purpose of securing the band and bars inassembled relation.

Under this construction and arrangement, it

will be observed that due to the cross sectional shape of thebars, the fabricated screen thus produced is formed with inwardly flaring or divergingwater passages 25 in the nature of ver-,

tically disposedislots which extend from the inner H edges of the members Band C to the band D or between adjacent bands where a plurality is employed. By providing slots or passages 28 which flare or diverge inwardly, it will be apparent that any gravel or other foreign matter which enters the restricted outer mouths of the passages will be carried into the interior of the screen without any tendency to bind or jam and thereby clog the passages. It will be further observed, due to the construction set forth, that both the inner and outer surfacesof the fabricated screen are devoid of projecting portions so as to offer a minimum resistance to the operations of emplacing the screen in the well, re-

moving the same therefrom and bailing out, from within the screen, any foreign matter which gains access thereto. It should also be noted that due to the fact that the major measurement of the slots or passages extend vertically, a considerably lesser resistance will be offered to the vertical movement of the screen when emplacing the same within the well or removing the same there from. It is also possible, due to the'fact that there are no projecting rings inside of the screen structure, to easily effect the removal of obstructions from the slots by cleaning or swabbing the screen by a wire brush. I

What is claimed is:

1. A fabricated well screen, including upper and lower cylindrical end members, and aplurality of vertical bars circumferentially spaced with reference to the end members and secured at their opposite ends thereto, said bars having inwardly converging side faces defining between adjacent bars water passages which flare towards the interior of the screen and which have their major dimension disposed vertically, and a reinforcing band of a thickness coiriciding with" the thickness of the bars and located intermediate the length of the bars, sa-id band and bars having corresponding interengaging notched portions, which notched portions are of such a combined depth as to dispose the inner and outer surfaces of the bars and band in flush relation.

2. A fabricated well screen, including a plurality of circumferentially spaced vertically disposed bars having inwardly converging side faces and having horizontal notches opening through the inner faces, and a horizontally disposed annular band corresponding in thickness to the thickness of the bars and fitted within the notches of the bars, said band having vertically disposed notches in .the outer face thereof within which the bars are fitted, the outer corners of the opposite ends of each of said bars being chamfered and the annulus adjacent thereto being upset to overlie said chamfered portions.

4. A fabricated well screen, including a pluralityof circumferentially spaced vertically disposed bars having inwardly converging side faces and having horizontal notches opening through the inner faces, said notches having inwardly converging upper and lower walls, and a horizontally disposed annular band corresponding in thickness to the thickness of the bars and fitted within the notches of the bars, said band having vertically disposed notches in the outer face thereof within which the bars are fitted.

5; A fabricated well screen, including a pluralit-y of circumferentially spaced vertically disposed bars having inwardly converging side faces and having horizontal notches opening through one of the remaining faces, and a horizontally disposed annular band. corresponding in thick ness to the thickness of the bars and fitted within the notches of the bars, said band having vertically disposed notches within which the bars are fitted so that the inner -and outer faces of the bars are flush with the inner and outer faces of the band.

ELMER D. EVERY. 

